On 15/Mar, Singapore shares ended lower amid worries that Beijing may not relax a policy aimed at cooling the nation’s housing market.

STI ended lower at 3025.84 (0.02%) with LOW VOL of 1.28 billion shares traded compared with 1.86 billion shares Wednesday. In the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 222 to 137. Today STI undergo slightly profit taking as traders refuses to buy higher with the index just stalled below its 2012 high.

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Before market close

Swiber Holdings Ltd. (AK3.SG) seeks to raise S$64.2 million through a private equity placement. They will issue 101.07 million placement shares, priced at S$0.635 per share.

After market close

Singapore Airlines recorded a one percentage point improvement in its passenger load factor in February 2012, to 76.1 per cent, backed by demand for flights to and fro Singapore for the Singapore Airshow ...